minigame

English

Etymology

mini- +‎ game

Noun

minigame (plural minigames)

(video games) A small and simple game, especially an incidental game within a larger video game.
If you collect 100 coins, you get to play a balloon-popping minigame.
- 2002, "Fabrice Frances", 2002 MiniGame Compo - download and vote! (on newsgroup comp.sys.oric)
  I promise to enter next time, if you keep the compo like it is now ;-) Or... why not alternating between a minigame compo and a minidemo comp ?

Alternative forms

mini-game

Synonyms

(incidental game): microgame, subgame

Translations

minigame

Finnish: minipeli
Portuguese: minijogo m

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